Job Description

Mining Foreman

Dover, OH (On Site #LI-Onsite)

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced Mine Foreman to oversee daily mining operations and lead miners in a safe, productive, and efficient manner. This role is hands-on and leadership-driven. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter and responsible for meeting production targets while maintaining safety and regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Supervising quarry/mine employees and plant operations in a sand, limestone, clay, and coal surface mine and milling.

• Enforce safety and regulatory requirements

• Assist and organize the work of employees in the daily inspection and maintenance of the plant to ensure safe, reliable, and compliant operations to maximize production and minimize interruptions

• Plan the daily operation scheduling of plant production to ensure optimal utilization of plant and equipment, personnel and inventory requirements, and work procedures in regard to mining, processing, stockpiling, loading and shipping

• Ensure the mine activities are achieved to planned specifications

• Assist upper management to control costs to meet budgets and reduce costs to achieve savings

• Conduct pre-shift meetings and safety talks

• Effectively manage direct reports by setting clear performance objectives providing regular feedback, and providing development through training

• Work with maintenance, mining, and engineering to ensure daily, weekly, and monthly plans are aligned

• Train, mentor and review staff

• Participate in health and safety meetings and risk reviews as required

• Perform all other duties assigned by management

Preferred Candidate will have:

• Bachelor's degree in mining or civil engineering or equivalent time spent in related field

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in a surface mine operation or related field

• Mining Foreman's certification or ability to obtain

• Blasting training and or be certified blaster

• Significant heavy equipment maintenance experience

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals, ability to write routine reports and correspondence

• Have strong communication and decision-making ability

• Ability to regularly stand and/or walk for long periods of time including on rough terrain and able to bend, stoop. climb, and reach

• Ability to lift/move up to 50 pounds

• Ability to work in indoor and outdoor environments

• Other duties as assigned

About us:

Kimble Company is locally owned and operated by the Kimble Family, with over 70 years of experience in the energy, materials, recycling, and waste disposal industries. We are a dedicated team of aspiring and seasoned professionals who care about our clients, the environment, safety, our families, and our co-workers. At Kimble we strive for perfection in everything that we do.

Benefits:

• 401(k) retirement plan with match

• Comprehensive medical benefits coverage, dental plans and vision coverage.

• Employee assistance program (EAP)

• Health care and dependent care spending accounts (FSA)

• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance.

• Paid time off

• Referral program

• Employee Discount Program

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